Pontefract and District Girls High School
Location
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England
Information
TypeGrammar school
Established1912
Closed1987
GenderGirls
Age11 to 18

Pontefract and District Girls High School (aka Pontefract Girls' High School) was a grammar school for girls in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.[1][2]

History

The school on the site was originally built in the Victorian era as a slaughter house before being demolished. It was established in 1912 and closed when in 1987, Pontefract schools lost their sixth forms, with a sixth form college being established at NEW College, Pontefract on the same site. There was a centenary celebration in 2012.[3]

The school had its own magazine.[4]

The site now occupied by a Morrisons supermarket

After demolition, a Morrisons supermarket was opened on the site.[5]

Notable alumnae

See also

References

  1. "Class of 1972". Pontefract Heritage Group. Flickr. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  2. "Pontefract School Photographs: Gallery Two". Pontefract Photograph Gallery. UK: Pontefract. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  3. "College marks centenary event". Pontefract & Castleford Express. UK. 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  4. Pontefract and District Girls High School Magazine. Vol. 66. July 1948. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  5. Wilson, Catherine (6 November 2008). "Girls' school reunion". Pontefract and Castleford Express. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  6. "Nolan, Anthony Edward (1971–1979), inspiration of a medical charity". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70172. Retrieved 14 August 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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